Typeface@KeithYokoma - Drivemode, Inc.

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About myself• KeithYokoma

• Keishin Yokomaku

• Drivemode, Inc.

• GitHub: https://github.com/KeithYokoma

• e-Book: http://amzn.to/1mZNydv

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Typeface• Cool

• Nice

• Beautiful

• Android provides Roboto by default

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Typeface• If you would like to change the typeface…

TextView#setTypeface(Typeface)

Paint#setTypeface(Typeface)

Button#setTypeface(Typeface)

EditText#setTypeface(Typeface)

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Typeface• Read Typeface from your assets

Typeface.createFromAsset(AssetManager, String)

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Typeface• Read Typeface from your assets

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• Caution!

Typeface.createFromAsset(AssetManager, String)

Typeface.createFromAsset leaks asset stream!http://bit.ly/1rVOkir

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Typeface• Workaround: cache

private final Hashtable<String, Typeface> mCache = new Hashtable<String, Typeface>();!private final Application mApplication;!!public synchronized Typeface get(String name) {!! Typeface typeface = mCache.get(name);!! if(typeface == null) {!! ! try {!! ! ! typeface = Typeface.createFromAsset(mApplication.getAssets(), name);!! ! } catch (Exception exp) {!! ! ! return null;!! ! }!! ! mCache.put(name, typeface);!! }!! return typeface;!}

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Typeface• If you would like to change the typeface for

ActionBar title

Dialog button texts

Dialog message text

ActionBar tab text

All text views in the view group

blah blah blah…

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Typeface• Got it, we introduce you our library!

TypefaceHelper - http://bit.ly/1AxfqLz

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Typeface• First, initialize the object in your Application.

public class SampleApp extends Application {!! @Override!! public void onCreate() {!! ! super.onCreate();!! ! TypefaceHelper.initialize(this);!! }!!! @Override!! public void onTerminate() {!! ! TypefaceHelper.destroy();!! ! super.onTerminate();!! }!}

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Typeface• Set your Typeface.

public class SampleActivity extends Activity {!!! TextView mTextView;!!! @Override!! public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {!! ! // …!! ! TypefaceHelper helper = TypefaceHelper.getInstance();!! ! helper.setTypeface(this, “MyFont.ttf”);!! ! helper.setTypeface(mTextView, “Another.ttf”);!! }!}

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Typeface• That's it. Just do it!

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Typeface• You can set your Typeface to…

• All views that is a child of TextView.

• All TextViews that is belong to ViewGroup.

• Activity, Fragment, Dialog.

• Canvas(thanks to Nohana team!)

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Typeface• Works in progress

1. OptionsMenu

2. Preferences

3. Set typeface by annotation

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Typeface@KeithYokoma - Drivemode, Inc.

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